Vaginal syringe.



No. 68:,010. Patented Au 20, new.

F. Y. WILHOFT. VAGINAL" SYRINGL (Applicatiim filed May 81, 1901.;

(No Model.) A

FFICE.

ATENT FRANK Y. WILHOFT, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

VAGINAL SYRINGE.

SPECIFICATION forming partof Letters Patent No. 681,010, dated August20, 1901.

Application filed May 31 1901.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, FRANK Y. WILHOFT, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of New York city, county and State of New York, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Vaginal Syringes, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a vaginal syringe providedwith a nozzle ofpeculiar construction by which a thorough washing of the vagina iseffected.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a longitudinal section of myimproved vaginal I syringe, showing the flexible bulb partly brokenaway; Fig. 2, a side view of the nozzle c; Fig. 3, a side view of thetube b. Fig. 4 represents several details of the Wheel e and sleeve 03,and Fig. 5 is an enlarged end view of the nozzle.

The letter a represents the softrubber bulb of the syringe, into theneck of which is fitted the tube 1), having a threaded upper end forengagement with the threaded nozzle 0. This nozzle is made of bulgedform and is provided with a central opening into which is fitted aflanged sleeve d. The sleeve d contains a rotatable wheel e, havinginclined blades e and turning on a screw-pivot f, that is tapped into atransverse bridge-piece or lug d of the sleeve. By tightening up thescrew-pivot more or less the force of the spray emitted may beregulated. The wheel e is by the con- Serial No. 62 467. (No model.)

struction described set within the body of the nozzle, and may: thusrotate freely without coming into contact with tke' 'i'valls of thevagina.

Around the wheel e the nozzle 0 is provided with a-series of lateralperforations g and h, arranged, preferably, in two or more concentricrows. These perforations or bores incline in opposite directions fromthe axis of the syringe, Fig. 5, the perforations g slanting from leftto right and the perforations hslanting from right to left. Thus theliquid contents of the bulb a will be forced out at the circumference ofthe nozzle in two diverging streams,while centrally through thesestreams passes the axial spray formed by the inclined blades of therotating wheel 6. The effect of the combined action of thesedifferently-(la flected jets is to subject the vagina to a thoroughcleansing. I

What I claim is- A vaginal syringe provided with a nozzle containing arotatable wheel, and with per forations around said Wheel that slant inop-= posite directions, substantially as specified,

Signed by me at New York city, county and State of New York, this 27thday of May,1901.

FRANK Y. WVILHOFT.

Vitnesses:

F. v. BRIEsEN, WILLIAM ScHULz.

